Pope Francis blessed the Olympic and Paralympic flags during a ceremony held this morning at Palacio da Cidade and were present the Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Organising Committee’s President, Carlos Arthur Nuzman and the Mayor of Rio de Janeiro city, Eduardo Paes.
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